Jason's Deli is a restaurant chain that serves salads, sandwiches, wraps, pasta dishes, fruit and baked potatoes. The Jason's Deli brand was founded in Texas, and the company started franchising outside of Texas in 1994. There are over 210 Jason's Deli locations in 27 states as of October 2010. All Jason's Deli locations offer food that is free of high-fructose corn syrup and trans fats.
Sandwiches
There are many different sandwich options at Jason's Deli restaurants. The California club, featuring turkey, guacamole and sprouts, has 830 calories, 57 grams of fat and 1,660 mg of sodium. Another "specialty sandwich," the tuna melt, has 960 calories, 62 grams of fat and 1,310 mg of sodium. Jason's Deli also offers "lighter" sandwiches, including a turkey Reuben with 510 calories and 13 grams of fat. For those looking to cut calories, some locations offer "slim" sandwiches with less meat and smaller baked-potato portions.
Features
Jason's Deli also offers a "build-your-own-sandwich" option that allows you to control your own nutrition. A roast beef sandwich with a "slim" portion of meat, tomatoes, lettuce, onion and yellow deli mustard on a multi-grain ciabatta bun has only 320 calories, 7 grams of fat and 854 mg of sodium.
Soups
Jason's Deli also has a variety of soups. The cup portion of broccoli cheese soup has 226 calories, 15 grams of fat and 1,018 mg of sodium, while a cup of chicken noodle soup has 68 calories, 2 grams of fat and 408 mg of sodium per cup. Jason's Deli also offers French onion soup (194 calories, 14 grams of fat and 782 mg of sodium) and poblano corn chowder (197 calories, 11 grams of fat and 525 mg of sodium).
Salads
Salads are popular menu items at Jason's Deli restaurants, and there are six different entree salads to choose from. Jason's Chicken Caesar salad has 880 calories, 56 grams of fat and 2,900 mg of sodium. Its Nutty Mixed Up salad has 920 calories, 45 grams of fat and 2,330 mg of sodium.
Salad Bar
Every Jason's Deli location has a 39-item salad bar. Standard items include broccoli florets, cucumber slices and Kalamata olives to jazz up your salad. Eight of the 13 salad dressings have less than 200 calories per 2 oz. serving. Also included in the salad bar are mixed fruit and yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, tuna pasta salad and three-bean salad. All Jason's Deli restaurants have fat-free soft serve ice cream that has 20 calories and 5 mg of sodium per cone.
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